Autoria: PIRES, M. de F. A.; MACEDO, A. L.; PIMENTA, D. S.; CHEDIER, L. M.

Resumo: The phytotherapy has been restored by ethnoveterinary research with the aim to control bovine disturbs like treatment and control of mastitis and the endo and ecto parasites infestation. This work goal was to restore up the folk knowledge about the medicinal plants used in bovine therapeutics. In this work, 16 communities has been visited in Minas Gerais state: Alagoa, Carvalhos, Bocaina, Ibertioga, Santana do Garambéu, Santa Rita de Ibitipoca, Olaria, Lima Duarte, Pedro Teixeira and Bias Fortes. In each of them, key informant was selected and interviewed about the use of medicinal plants in veterinary clinic. The sample was composed of 37 local dairy farmers. The medicinal plants that have been more cited by the farmers were: Leonurus sibiricus L., Psidium guajava L., Musa paradisiaca L., Ageratum conyzoides L., Citruslimon (L.) Burm. f., Baccharis trimera (Less.) DC., Nicotiana tabacum L., Ricinus comunis L., Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Coville, Stryphnodendron aff pulcherrimum (Willd.) Hochr, PolygonumhydropiperoidesMichaux andAllium sativum L.,Inflamations, mastitis, ectoparasites, diarrhea, retained placenta and hematuria were the most citeddisturbs. The species L. sibiricus, Trimesia sp., P. guajava,A. conyzoides,Agave sisalana Perrine, Furcraea selloa K. Koch, Plantago australis Lam., M. paradisiaca, Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntzee Copaifera langsdorffii Desf.Were recommended for mastitis treatment. The antimicrobial activity of this species was researched by minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, bacteria of the same species of mastitis etiological agents, beyond Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Saimoneiia typhimurium. Most of the extracts showed potential antimicrobial activity, especially the methanolic extract of leaves of P. autralis, which showed MIC of 125ug against S. aureus and 1000 pg against E. coli, besides showed MIC de 500 ug against P. aeruginosai e S. typhimurium. Key Words:

Ano de publicação: 2012

Tipo de publicação: Artigo em anais e proceedings

Unidade: Embrapa Gado de Leite

Palavras-chave: Bovino de leite, Doença, Sustentabilidade